Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles 10/14/21 - NFL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 10/14/2021 at 10:03 PM ET

The week six NFL schedule will kickoff with a Thursday night matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Philadelphia Eagles. The defending Super Bowl Champion Buccaneers (4-1) first in the league in passing offense and are scoring 33.4 points per game. On Sunday, Tampa Bay rolled up 558 yards of total offense en route to a 45-17 home victory versus Miami.

Veteran QB Tom Brady shredded the Miami secondary for 411 yards and five touchdowns. Antonio Brown and Mike Evans caught two touchdowns passes apiece for the Buccaneers.

The Philadelphia Eagles are led by rookie head coach Nick Sirianni and 15th in the league in total offense (372.6 ypg). On Sunday, Philadelphia rallied from a 12-point first half deficit to earn a 21-18 road victory against Carolina. The Eagles (2-3) forced three turnovers and went ahead on a Jalen Hurts six-yard touchdown run with less than three minutes remaining.

Hurts shook off a slow start throwing the ball to finish with 198 yards passing and one interception. Rookie WR DeVonta Smith hauled in seven passes for 77 yards.

Tampa Bay TE Rob Gronkowski (ribs) has missed the last two games and is unlikely to suit up for this matchup. The Buccaneers are operating on a different level than the Eagles and will cover on Thursday. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Buccaneers win 33-20.

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